Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Cannondale have unveiled a radical redesign of the Synapse ‘comfort’ bike, which the US firm claim is “lighter, stiffer, stronger and smoother” than its predecessor.

The Synapse Hi-Mod is the latest addition to a fast-moving sector of ‘comfort’ or ‘endurance’ bikes, following in the footsteps of, among others, the Trek Domane in 2012and, earlier this year, the launch of the Bianchi Infinito CV ahead of Paris-Roubaix.

It was at Paris-Roubaix that we first spotted the Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod. The cobbled climbs and pavé sectors of theClassics are a natural testing ground and Cannondale Pro Cycling’s Slovak Sensation, Peter Sagan, rode the Synapse Hi-Mod to victory at Ghent-Wevelgem, before finishing second behind Fabian Cancellara at the Tour of Flanders (although the 23-year-old didn’t ride Paris-Roubaix). More..